Hook



May 1923. 1,453,502

c. s. HINDERLITER l HOOK Filed Aug. 16, 1922 Patented May i, i923.

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Appiieatin filed August 1c, l1922.I serial No. 582,230.`

To lll/whom it may concern:

Be it-known that CYnUsjS, H'INnEnLITER, a citizenof the United States,.res1d1ngfat Eddyvillgin the county of'Armstr'ongl and State' `of Pennsylvania, has invented certain new'l anduseful Improvements inl Hooks,``

of which the 'followingis a'spe'cication, refy' erencev being had to4 the accompanying draw# ings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in hooks" and has relation more pari ticularly to a ydevice of lthis general char# acter especiallyde'signed and adapted for use in connection',with curtain rods andxit is an objectoftheinvention to provide a' devicewof this general characterl comprising novel Vand improved means whereby'the same maybe shortened or" lengthened as the occasions o f practice mayrequlre.

Another object'of the invention is to pro-4 vide' a'lnovel` andimprovedV device of this generali character comprising telescopically engagedimembers and wherein'said members are provided'with co-acting means for holding thesamein desired relative adjustments.

The invention' consists in the details of Construction and in the combination and arrangement ofthe several parts of my yimprovedhook whereby certain important advantages are' attained and'I the device' ren-l dered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may bev the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a view in perspective illustrating a hook constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention 'and in applied position.

Figure 2 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of the device; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, l denotes a plate of requisite dimensions which is adapted to be secured to a window facing or other support as may be preferred.

Extending outwardly from the plate l and at substantially the central portion thereof is an elongated tubular arm 2 provided in p the' `under portion of its wall' witha series' of longitudinally spaced openings"3.'l

Telescopically engaged within`tlielne""`f'if f ber 2 is an elongated shanklli'h'avinglts' 60 outer end angularly disposed'to provide `f anlike. The inserted endfp'ortionof thesharilif `l 4 is extended to provide a' spring'member- 6 continued by returnedY spring portions7," the portion 7 being of such'conigration'tof have its extremity contacting 'witlr'theupper` portion ofthey wallofthe member2;V rI fhe spring y6 has depending therefroina`70- button 8 which is adaptedtoextend through anv opening or slot 3 whereby [the shank 4V may beheld indifferent adjusteiilj positions"- with respect to? the member 2;- t TWhen itis desired to adjust they sha'rrlr 75' 4 with frespecti to the member 2Vit'is onl .Y necessary topush" the button Sfinwardly `cientt-o free the same fromlockii'igl engagel vvment with the lmember A 2 whereupony the requisite endwise movement may f be readily," imparted to the shank t. I

My improved device is particularlyjadapt-' ed foruse when hanging curtain"rodsv wherethe winddw facingfi's not of sufficient'width?4 lVith the use of my deviceinsteadofibloclr# ing out even with the facing'thehook lmay be' attachedf to the'I wall and the shan'kf 4' adj usted with 'respect 'to the f memberf'2f to* position the bill or hook 5 as de'siredr'J From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a hook constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is suscep- 4tible of some change and modification without departing fro-m the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. Fastening means Vfor an adjustable curtain rod comprising a tubular member having vopenings disposed at spaced intervals longitudinally thereof, a rod adapted to snugly fit the tubular member, one end of said rod being flattened to provide a resilient strip, the end portions of said strip 'being se l extended back upon the strip to provide a substantially U-shaped spring member', the distance between said members being slightly less than the diameter of the rod, and a snap button projecting from said strip adjacent the junction of said strip With the rod, the reverted end portion of the strip being adapted to engage the inner surface of the tubular member remote from the opening and coacting With the snap button to prevent movement of the rod relative to the tubular member. v

2. An 'adj ustable curtain rod support comprising a tubular member adapted to have one end secured to a support and having a longitudinal series of spaced openings, a curtain rodpsupporting shank having one end portion slidable in the tubular member, the inner end of said end portion of the shank being` flattened and extended backwardly upon itselfto provide a spring member having spaced portions engaging the inner faces of opposed portions of said tubular member, and a lug carried by the spring member and normally urged into an opening of the tubular member through the medium of the I y resiliency ofthe spring member.

3. An adjustable supporting device. including an arm having means to attach one end thereof to a support, and an article supporting shank having its inner end slidably positioned l for longitudinal movement in said arm and having its outer end free and formed to engage the article to be supported, said shank having its inner end flattened and extended backWardly upon itself-to provide a spring member embodyinga spaced portions engaging the inner faces of opposed portions of said arm to retain the arm and shank against accidental relative longitudinal displacement.

Lasaeca 4. An adjustable support-ing device including an arm having means to attach one end thereof to a support, and an article supporting shank having its inner end slidably positioned for longitudinal movement in said arm and having its outer end free and formed to engage the article to be supported, said shank having its inner end flattened and extended backvvardly upon itself to provide a spring member embodying spaced portions engaging the inner faces of opposed portions of said arm to retain the-arm and shank against accidental relative longitudinal displacement, the formation of the outer end of said shank providing an upstanding bill or hook adapted to engage the end openings of a conventional adjustable curtain rod.

5. An adjustable supporting device including an arm having means to attach one end thereof to a support, and an article supporting shank having its inner end slidably positioned for longitudinal movement in said arm and. having its outer end free andv formed to engage the article to be supported, said shank having its inner end yliattened and extended backWardly upon itself to provide a spring member embodying spaced portions engaging the inner faces of opposed portions of said arm to retain the arm and shank against accidental relative longitudinal displacement, said arm having a longitudinal series of spaced openings, and alug carried by a portion of said spring member normally yieldingly urged into one of said openings and manually releasable therefrom v against the action of said spring member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

CYRUS HINDERLITER. 

